Cookie Policy
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This Cookie Policy explains how Very High End uses cookies and similar technologies on very-highend.com.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small files stored on your device by your browser. They help a website work, measure performance, remember choices, and show relevant content.
- First-party cookies are set by the website owner (in this case, Very High End).
- Third-party cookies are set by other providers and enable features such as analytics or live chat.
How we use cookies
We group cookies into these categories:
- Strictly necessary – Required for core functionality such as security, anti-abuse, load balancing, and forms. These run when you visit and cannot be switched off in our systems.
- Performance and analytics – Help us understand site usage and improve pages and navigation. Data is aggregated.
- Functionality – Remember your settings and preferences, such as saved form fields or member login state.
- Advertising and measurement – Used to measure marketing performance and avoid duplicate outreach. We use these only with your consent.
Cookies used on this Website
| Name | Purpose | Provider | Type | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHPSESSID | Maintains user session variables (e.g., keeping you logged in) while you navigate between pages. | Very High End | First-party (necessary) | Session |
| cookieconsent_dismissed | Stores whether the cookie consent banner has been dismissed so it does not reappear. | Very High End | First-party (functional) | 1 year |
| _ga_* | Used by Google Analytics to persist session state for this property. | Third-party (analytics) | 90 days | |
| _gat | Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate (limits data collection on high traffic sites). | Third-party (analytics) | 1 minute | |
| _gid | Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users and track activity for each day. | Third-party (analytics) | 24 hours | |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie, also used to distinguish users and track site usage statistics. | Third-party (analytics) | 2 years | |
| TawkConnectionTime | Used by Tawk.to live chat to track connection time with the service. | Tawk.to | Third-party (functional) | Session |
| twk_uuid_666af6d89a809f19fb3d41c4 | Unique identifier for the Tawk.to live chat widget to remember returning visitors. | Tawk.to | Third-party (functional) | 6 months – 1 year |
| twk_idm_key | Used by Tawk.to live chat as a session identifier to manage chat connections. | Tawk.to | Third-party (functional) | Session |
| vhend_cookie_consent_v1 | Stores the visitor’s cookie consent preferences (essential, analytics, chat). Required for remembering consent choices. | Very High End | First-party (essential) | 6 months |
How can I control cookies?
On your first visit, you will see a cookie banner. You can accept all, reject non-essential cookies, or manage preferences. You can change your choice at any time here - Cookie settings . You can also control cookies in your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect site performance or member login. For more details, visit:
Other tracking technologies
Some websites use technologies such as web beacons or Flash cookies. At the time this policy was last updated, we do not use these technologies on this Website.
Targeted advertising
At the time this policy was last updated, we do not use targeted advertising cookies on this Website.
Updates to this policy
When we change cookies or how we use them, we will update this page and the “Last updated” date.
Contact us
For any questions about cookies, contact [email protected] or write to the address in our Privacy Policy.